Respiratory System - Q – Anatomic terms & A – Meaning
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| structure that warms, moistens, and filters air as it enters the respiratory tract; also houses the olfactory receptors for the sense of smell | show 🗑
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| air-filled spaces in the skull that open into the nasal cavity | show 🗑
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| muscular posterior (back) portion of the palate | show 🗑
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| part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages | show 🗑
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| oval lymphatic tissues on each side of the pharynx that filter air to protect the body from bacterial invasion; also called palatine tonsils | show 🗑
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| small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate; named for its grape-like shape | show 🗑
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| opening between the vocal cords in the larynx | show 🗑
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| a lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway | show 🗑
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| show | trachea
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| thin-walled, microscopic air sacs that exchange gases | show 🗑
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| two spongy organs in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage; responsible for respiration | show 🗑
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| partition that separates the thorax into two compartments (containing the right and left lungs) and that encloses the heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland | show 🗑
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| thin sheets of tissue that line respiratory passages and secrete mucus, a viscid (sticky) fluid | show 🗑
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| functional tissues of any organ, such as the tissues of the bronchioles, alveoli, ducts, and sacs, that perform respiration | show 🗑
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